Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 04
Fish and other fishing products
Canada: Possible adoption of a licensing regime for food imports
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is considering adoption of a licensing regimeSudan: Ban on the importation of certain commodities such as live animals
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A Ministry of Foreign Trade in Sudan banned the importation of furniture, molasses, biscuits, vermicelli, macaroni, raw and manufactured leather, silk and its products, live animals and birds (excluding chickens, cows and goats imported for breediUnited States of America: Ban on the importation of Asian carp.
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The U.S. House of Representatives approved on December 1, 2010 the “Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act” (S.1421).Kazakhstan: List of domestically produced goods for public procurement
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The Government Decree of 17 May 2010 # 423 introduced a list of goods which are to be bought from the domestic producers such as bread, pasta, sweets, cereals, milk, milk products, butter, eggs, salt, non-alcoholic beverages.Lithuania: State aid under the Temporary Framework for agricultural entities active in the primary production of agricultural products
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By notification of 11 December 2009, the Lithuanian authorities notified a temporary aid scheme for granting limited amounts of compatible aid under the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financiRussia: Duty-free goods for the Russian Olympic Games in Sochi 2014
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By Government Decree from 21 December 2009 #1041 the duty free access of foreign goods imported to the territory of the Russian Federation for the use for the Olympic Games 2014 was introduced.India: Tariff concessions for imports from enumerated LDCs
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On 13 August 2008, the government initiated a scheme granting tariff concessions to enumerated least developed countries (LDCs). The list of beneficiaries from the Indian programme has repeatedly been extended since.Vietnam: Fifth devaluation of the Dong
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On 17 August 2010, the State Bank of Vietnam has devalued the national currency, the Dong, for the fifth time since 2008.Chad: Ban on export of fish lifted
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The government of Chad has lifted the ban on exports of fish from Lake Chad. The ban was imposed in January 2009 to try to contain rising prices of basic food items on the local market.Slovakia: State aid in the primary agricultural production sector
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On 21 December 2009, the Slovak authorities notified a temporary aid scheme for granting limited amounts of compatible aid under the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support primary agricultural production in the current financial and
